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    The Road Ahead

    June 2007

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    Lessons learned from laminate flooring 

    Lessons learned from laminate flooring.

    Tool

    As you transition to the next school year, you may be considering changes that will bring your school or district closer to achieving its vision. Perhaps the school board has […]

    No tears for the dear departed ‘inservice’ — its time has come 

    New language is needed to bring about new attitudes about learning.

    Cultural proficiency 

    All teachers need to be culturally proficient to reach all students, and staff developers may help first by assessing staff attitude.

    Collaborative culture 

    Small-group collaboration in schools requires clear intentions about the work, an understanding of group members’ roles, and a citizen facilitator.

    NSDC standards at the Vanguard

    Education leaders across the country credit NSDC with bringing a focus to the importance of adult learning in education.

    Second to none

    NSDC’s new executive director, Stephanie Hirsh, brings a rich background to the job.

    Move staff development into the global world 

    Educators will need to respond to changes in technology to meet future demands in education.

    Learn in community with others 

    Collective learning will be the hallmark of future professional development.

    Five flaws of staff development and the future beyond 

    Staff developers must avoid falling afoul of the five flaws of modern staff development.

    Change the terms for teacher learning

    Understand these five ideas and their interrelationships, and you will understand the future of teacher learning over the next decade.

    Become more sophisticated about diversity 

    Enabling children from all backgrounds to reach high standards will require new ways of teaching and using technology.

    Let's act like professionals 

    Educators must act as professionals to be able to change the act of teaching.

    What might be 

    In the future, professional learning will have to close the knowing-doing gap

    The story of gloria is a future vision of the new teacher

    In this scenario, a young teacher’s experiences from preservice through induction look very different from today.

    A view of the future 

    Rockwood (Mo.) School District educators knew their professional development practices were not improving schools or student learning, so they changed what they do for better results.

    Narrow the focus, expand the possibilities 

    How should proponents of high-quality professional learning think about the future of the field? Follow these steps.

    As the leadership changes 

    Dennis Sparks and Stephanie Hirsh discuss the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of professional learning in this in-depth interview as NSDC’s executive directorship changes hands.

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